Maximum Pressure ( in PSI Unless Noted ) Recommended By SAAMI The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
Handgun | PSI | Rifle | PSI | Rifle (Cont.) | PSI | |||
17 Rem | - | 52,000 cup | 22 Hornet | - | 25,000 CUP | 30-30 Winchester | - | 42,000 |
22 RF Short | - |
21,000 |
222 Remington | - | 50,000 | 303 British | - | 49,000 |
22 RF Long & LR | - | 24,000 | 222 Rem Mag | - | 50,000 cup | 307 Win | - | 52,000 cup |
22WRF | - | 19,000 | 223 Remington | - | 55,000 | 300 Savage | - | 47,000 |
22WRM | - |
24,000 |
22-250 Remington | - | 65,000 | 308 Winchester | - | 62,000 |
25 Auto | - | 25,000 | 220 Swift | - | 54,000 cup | 32 Win Special |
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42,000 |
32 S&W Long | - | 15,000 | 223 WSSM | - | 65,000 | 32 Rem | - | 37,000 cup |
380 Auto | - | 21,500 | 243 Winchester | - | 60,000 | 32-20 | - | 16,000 cup |
9mm Luger | - | 35,000 | 6mm Remington | - | 65,000 | 32-40 | - | 30,000 cup |
9mm Luger +P | - | 38,500 | 6 mm BR-REM | - | 52,000 cup | 300 Rem. Short Ultra Mag | - | 65,000 |
38 S&W | - | 14,500 | 257 Roberts +P | - | 58,000 | 300 WSM | - | 65,000 |
38 Auto | - | 26,500 | 25-06 Remington | - | 63,000 | 30-06 Springfield | - | 60,000 |
38 Special | - | 17,000 | 260 Remington | - | 60,000 | 300 H & H | No PSI Std. | |
38 Special +P | - | 18,500 | 6.5 x 55 Swede | - | 45,000 | 300 Win Magnum | - | 64,000 |
38 Super Auto +P | - | 36,500 | 6.5 x 284 | - | No PSI Std. | 300 Weatherby Magnum | - | 65,000 |
357 Sig | - | 40,000 | 264 Win Magnum | - | 64,000 | 300 Rem. Ultra Magnum | - |
65,000 |
357 Magnum | - | 35,000 | 270 WSM | - | 65,000 | 8mm Mauser | - | 35,000 |
357 Remington Max | - | 40,000 | 270 Winchester | - | 65,000 | 8mm Rem. Magnum | - | 65,000 |
40 S&W | - | 35,000 | 7mm BR | - | 52,000 CUP | 32 Win Special | - | 42,000 |
10mm Auto | - | 37,500 | 7 x 30 Waters | - | 45,000 | 338 Win Magnum | - | 64,000 |
41 AE | - | 35,000 | 7mm - 08 Remington | - | 61,000 | 348 Win | - | 40,000 cup |
41 Remington Mag | - | 35,000 | 284 Winchester | - | 56,000 | 338 Rem. Ultra Magnum | - | 65,000 |
44 Special | - | 15,500 | 7.62x39 | - | 45,000 | 338 Lapua | - | No PSI Std. |
44 Remington Mag | - | 36,000 | 7mm Mauser | - | 51,000 | 375 H & H | - | 62,000 |
45 Auto | - | 21,000 | 7mm WSM | - | 65,000 | 38-40 Win | - | 14,000 cup |
45 Auto + P | - | 23,000 | 280 Remington | - | 60,000 | 38-55 Win | - | 30,000 cup |
45 Long Colt | - | 14,000 | 7mm Remington Mag | - | 61,000 | 375 Rem. Ultra Magnum | - | 65,000 |
45 Win Mag | - | 40,000 | 7mm Weatherby Mag | - | 65,000 | 416 Rem. Magnum | - | 65,000 |
454 Casull | - | 65,000 | 7mm STW | - | 65,000 | 444 Marlin | - | 42,000 |
480 Ruger | - | 48,000 | 7mm Rem. Ultra Mag | - | 65,000 | 45-70 Government | - | 28,000 |
50 AE | - | 36,000 | 30 Carbine | - | 40,000 | 458 Win Mag | - | 53,000 CUP |
7.62 x 39 | - | 45,000 | 470 NE | - | 35,000 cup | |||
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